Posted by Rick Lingle,Technical Editor--Packaging Digest,12/19/2012 4:26:01 PM Canadian Plastics Industry Association(CPIA)released a new report that the amount of post-consumer plastic recycled in Canada has increased in 2011.An ...
Tags: CPIA, plastic recycled, packaging, polystyrene
US-based Clearly Clean Products has introduced its new recyclable modified atmosphere package (MAP) tray for meat, poultry, entrées and kebobs. Simple for the processors to seal and easy for consumers to use, the FDA-compliant tray ...
In November, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.1 percent in cities and 1.9 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 3.0 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 ...
Tags: Consumer Prices, Bureau, Statistics of China
Kosher (also kashrut, kashrus or kashruth) signifies food that meets with Jewish dietary law. Kosher certification plays a very important role in increasing the sales of a food company. The Badatz Igud Rabbonim KIR is one of the largest ...
Tags: Kosher, food, certification
US-based 3M Food Safety has achieved NF Validation mark for its Molecular Detection Assay Salmonella from AFNOR Certification. The Salmonella assay was among three pathogen test cases that the company unveiled, following the launch of its ...
Fu Zhou Chan Kee Traditional Fresh Fish Balls have been withdrawn from sale in Scotland as they have been produced in unapproved premises under unsatisfactory hygiene conditions, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Although the ...
Tags: Fresh Fish Balls, Food Safety Concerns, Fu Zhou Chan Kee, Food
The Achangs, with a population of 27,708, mainly inhabit Tongchuan and Lianghe counties of Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. A few are found in Luxi, Yingjiang, Tengchong and Yunlong counties with their communities ...
Tags: Achangs, farming, tiny plains, river valleys
The Blang ethnic minority is one of the oldest peoples in Yunnan Province, living mainly in the mountainous area of Meng Hai County of Dai autonomous prefecture in Xishuangbanna. Their earliest record can be traced back to the Han Dynasty ...
Tags: Blang ethnic minority, mountainous area, autonomous prefecture
Gold'n Plump Poultry, the Midwest's largest fully integrated chicken producer, announced a new line-up for fresh boneless, skinless breast lovers. Using feedback from a panel of consumers who said they were looking for both packaging ...
Tags: Vacuum Packs, Chicken Breast, Plump products
US-based Ossid, a division of integrated packaging products Pro Mach has unveiled a new weigh-price labeler, Ossid WPL1522. The labeler has been introduced for meat, poultry, dairy products, seafood, and produce packing operations that ...
Tags: weigh-price labeler, versatile machine, packing operations
Euro area1 annual inflation was 2.2% in November 2012, down from 2.5% in October2. A year earlier the rate was 3.0%. Monthly inflation was -0.2% in November 2012. EU3 annual inflation was 2.4% in November 2012, down from 2.6% in October. ...
Tags: Euro area, annual inflation, EU Member States, Metallurgy
Australia-based Pro-Pac Packaging has announced the acquisition of the business and assets of packaging consumables supplier Start Food Tech (SFT) for an undisclosed amount. Following the acquisition, SFT business will operate as a ...
Tags: SFT, packaging, packaging consumables supplier, acquisition
Eating a horse is forbidden territory for Americans.You can tuck into a plate of horseflesh in Tokyo,Paris and Moscow,but it usually won't be found on the menu in Dallas or Little Rock. Maybe it's a recognition of horses as companions,or ...
Tags: horse, slaughter, backdoor ban, animal rights
Vion has finalised a deal for an MBO of its UK pork arm, which is among a series of assets in the country the Dutch food group is looking to sell. The company today (13 December) confirmed UK private-equity firm Endless would back a ...
Tags: Vion, deal, MBO, UK pork arm
Dutch food manufacturing giant Vion has agreed a management buyout of its UK pork operations, safeguarding about 4,000 jobs. The new venture, backed by private equity firm Endless, will be led by Seamus Carr, md of Vion’s Pork ...
Tags: Vion, management buyout, UK pork operations